2008-09 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule
- * Conference Event
- %Scrimmage
- ^ Exhibition
- Event times are (CST)
| | Day | Time | Location | | Opponent | Score | | | Record |
| November |
| | 7 | 7:30 PM | | vs. | Jamestown College | L-62-78 | | | 0-1 |
| | 8 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Valley City State University | W-96-85 | | | 1-1 |
| | 11 | 7:00 PM | | @ | Bellevue University | W-92-88 | | | 2-1 |
| | 14 | 5:30 PM | | vs. | Olivet Nazarene University | L-89-101 | | | 2-2 |
| | Pepsi Challenge at Saint Ambrose |
| | 15 | 3:00 PM | | @ | Saint Ambrose University | L-67-81 | | | 2-3 |
| | @ Pepsi Challenge hosted by St. Ambrose |
| | 21 | 6:00 PM | | vs. | Nebraska Christian College | W-127-52 | | | 3-3 |
| | @ USF Famous Dave's Classic |
| | 22 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Saint Ambrose University | W-112-108 | | | 4-3 |
| | @ Famous Dave's Classic hosted by USF |
| * | 25 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Dordt | L-79-89 | | | 4-4 0-1 |
| December |
| | 3 | 7:00 PM | | @ | Southwest Minnesota State | L-63-96 | | | 4-5 |
| * | 6 | 4:00 PM | | @ | Midland | W-91-74 | | | 5-5 1-1 |
| * | 10 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Dakota Wesleyan | L-76-89 | | | 5-6 1-2 |
| * | 13 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Mount Marty | W-86-68 | | | 6-6 2-2 |
| | 30 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | York College | W-92-50 | | | 7-6 |
| | Pizza Ranch Classic |
| | 31 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Bellevue University | L-78-87 | | | 7-7 |
| | Pizza Ranch Classic |
| January |
| * | 3 | 5:00 PM | | @ | Hastings | W-85-81 | | | 8-7 3-2 |
| * | 7 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | University of Sioux Falls | W-102-77 | | | 9-7 4-2 |
| * | 10 | 8:00 PM | | @ | Doane | W-68-47 | | | 10-7 5-2 |
| * | 14 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Briar Cliff | W-79-62 | | | 11-7 6-2 |
| * | 21 | 8:00 PM | | @ | Mount Marty | W-79-57 | | | 12-7 7-2 |
| * | 24 | 4:00 PM | | @ | Nebraska Wesleyan | W-70-61 | | | 13-7 8-2 |
| * | 28 | 8:00 PM | | @ | Dordt | W-72-70 | | | 14-7 9-2 |
| * | 31 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Dana College | L-69-77 | | | 14-8 9-3 |
| February |
| * | 4 | 8:00 PM | | @ | University of Sioux Falls | W-77-70 | | | 15-8 10-3 |
| * | 7 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Concordia | W-79-69 | | | 16-8 11-3 |
| * | 11 | 8:00 PM | | @ | Dakota Wesleyan | L-68-70 | | | 16-9 11-4 |
| * | 14 | 4:00 PM | | vs. | Doane | L-84-86 (OT) | | | 16-10 11-5 |
| * | 18 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Morningside | L-64-65 | | | 16-11 11-6 |
| * | 21 | 4:00 PM | | @ | Briar Cliff | L-73-92 | | | 16-12 11-7 |
| | 26 | 8:00 PM | | vs. | Hastings | L-70-89 | | | 16-13 |
| | GPAC Tournament - Quarterfinals |